King of the World
11 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsA Pakistani American Muslim teenager comes of age post-9/11 and, twenty years later, tries to figure out what the hell happened to him and to us.
Hosted by Shahjehan Khan, King of the World is his journey through addiction, identity, creativity, and what it means to belong as a Muslim in America in the 20 years after 9/11.
A story told in seven parts.
AWARDS WON
***WEBBY Award Honoree for BEST DOCUMENTARY Podcast for 2022***
***BEST PRODUCTION - Golden Crane Awards, Asian American Podcasters Association***
***Platinum Winner - Podcast Series, Hermes Creative Award***
***Platinum Winner - Podcast Episode (Episode 1) Hermes Creative Award***
***2022 Award of Excellence - Communicator Awards***
***Platinum Winner (Episode 1) - Audio Production - AVA Digital Award***
Nominated for:
Best Podcast Host, Ambie Awards
Best Podcast Production, Ambie Awards
Best Mental Health Podcast, Golden Crane Awards, Asian American Podcasters Association
Best Society & Culture Podcast, Golden Crane Awards, Asian American Podcasters Association
Best Sound Design, Golden Crane Awards, Asian American Podcasters Association
Best Asian Culture: Stories and Experiences Podcast, Golden Crane Awards, Asian American Podcasters Association
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Episodes
Bonus: "We Do It For The Culture" by Tanzila Ahmed
November 24, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutesBonus Episode: Tanzila Ahmed, an artist writer, political activist, and co-host of the good Muslim bad Muslim podcast, shares her reflections on 20 years since 9/11. Follow Taz on Twitter, read her articles on Substack, and visit her website. Listeners of King of the World can share their own experiences post 9/11 and what the series means to them. Check out the Rifelion blog. Also visit podinbox.com/kingoftheworld to send us an audio message, some of which will play on future episodes. F...
Bonus: Listener Calls
November 10, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutesBonus Episode: Listeners of King of the World share their own experiences post 9/11 and what the series means to them. Check out the Rifelion blog. Also visit podinbox.com/kingoftheworld to send us an audio message, some of which will play on future episodes. For more information on King of the World, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Episode 7: The Improbable Now—Mental Health, Wellness, Wholeness
October 27, 2021 07:00 - 1 hourShahjehan starts touring the East Coast as an actor in a troupe for people in long-term recovery, and meets an unanticipated fan. We wrap up the “anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim, racial, racist, white supremacist kind of mindset” that took hold during Trump’s presidency and its trickle-down effects, while also examining its function as a catalyst for the uptick in activism, improved representation, more diverse pop culture, and the ever-growing Muslim voice. We speak with American Muslim elected...
Episode 6: Recovery, Rebirth, and Resilience: Trump USA
October 13, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutesShahjehan takes us along on The Kominas international tour, where a career pinnacle at the BBC coincides with a critical relapse into substance abuse. The consequences are dire but lead to a sincere shot at recovery with a lovable sponsor. After the Boston Marathon bombing and targeted expletives cast from a carful of dude bros, Shahjehan speaks out, this time without the cover of the band. Islamic law expert Sumbul Ali-Karamali walks us through the definition of sharia and the multimillion-d...
Bonus Episode: Listener Calls
October 06, 2021 07:00 - 10 minutes - 7.4 MBBonus Episode: Listeners of King of the World share their own experiences post 9/11 and what the series means to them. Check out the Rifelion blog. Also visit podinbox.com/kingoftheworld to send us an audio message, some of which will play on future episodes. For more information on King of the World, visit our website.
Episode 5: Watch Us, Listen to Us—Surveillance
September 29, 2021 09:00 - 59 minutesIt’s 2008 and Shahjehan has just booked a one-way ticket to Pakistan. He moves in with his best friend and Kominas bandmate in Lahore, where new musical and social highs are interwoven with drug relapses, encounters at gunpoint, and Al-Faida conspiracy theorists. News from his hometown mosque in Wayland reveals that a childhood friend has been convicted of terrorist activities, which brings to question government-orchestrated spying and just whom the First Amendment applies to. The Muslim J...
Episode 4: Muslims and The Media
September 22, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutesShahjehan and guests walk us through the history of Brown representation in Hollywood, politics, and American pop culture. From swarthy villains and caricatures with funny accents to slightly more nuanced and uncensored depictions in the early 2000s, Muslim actors move beyond making their bread by portraying terrorists as Muslim politicians and musicians start appearing on the scene. The highly uncensored Kominas cause a stir as they claim a space for Brown kids while simultaneously being red...
Episode 3: Islamophobia
September 15, 2021 07:00 - 55 minutesShahjehan introduces us to two American Muslims profiled after 9/11 in very different ways: one’s arrival in his “dream country” nearly costs him his life as the other’s family trip becomes an interrogation. Everyone seems to be on high Muslim alert, and the American Muslim community comes out in droves to publicly denounce any and all terrorist or suspected terrorist activity by anyone Muslim or seemingly Muslim, anywhere. Islamophobia is formally defined. The passing of the PATRIOT Act allo...
Episode 2: Terrifying Wars
September 08, 2021 07:00 - 1 hourThe United States initiates the War on Terror in response to 9/11, starting with Afghanistan and then moving seamlessly into Iraq, despite the disconnect. Historian Dr. Huma Gupta helps us understand Afghanistan’s relationship with the U.S. pre-9/11 and its history of being a World Power staging ground. We meet Bashir Ahmad, who shares his experience joining the National Guard after being kicked out of college for smoking weed a few days before the attacks. The concept of identity is broken d...
Episode 1: 9/11
September 01, 2021 07:00 - 53 minutesHost Shahjehan Khan acquaints us with his family—a fivesome in a predominantly white suburb of Boston by way of Pakistan—and his conflicted identity. Despite his name literally meaning “king of the world,” young Shahjehan feels increasingly powerless. We learn three of his favorite things: a shiny red Fender Strat, weed, and figure skating. September 11th, 2001, starts out like any other school day, then the first plane hits the World Trade Center at the end of first-period calculus. The atta...
Introducing King of the World - Official Trailer
August 16, 2021 17:00 - 1 minuteRifelion Media presents King of the World, a seven-part podcast series about a Pakistani American Muslim teenager who comes of age post-9/11 and, twenty years later, tries to figure out what the hell happened to him and to us. Hosted by Shahjehan Khan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices